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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Are Driving Player Engagement With Race Events

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The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. Race events are most commonly active for a few days at a time, during which several races can be initiated.

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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events

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Following the high-level trend of hybridization across mobile , more and more casual games have started introducing competitive elements into their live event strategies. This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features.

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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

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We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together.

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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

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State of the Mobile Games Market The Western mobile games market , which we broadly analyze by removing the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean markets from the numbers, saw overall installs climb by 14% to 47.5B And unlike Racing, Shooter games also generally saw a decline in downloads as well.

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2022 Predictions #1 The King is back, Merge overheats and Hypercasuals falter

Deconstructor of Fun

Summarizing an entire year of mobile gaming while providing predictions for what is going to happen next is a challenge that we at Deconstructor of Fun undertake every year. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. The Macro-Level View As we know, 2020 was a year of unprecedented growth for mobile games.

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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?

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They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? That said, there are arguments for and against releasing a mobile version of Fall Guys.

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Why Rovio is Such a Juicy Catch

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The company disclosed that it had already submitted a bid on November 16, 2022, for €8.50 These efforts were hampered by what it identified as increased market competition, particularly in the puzzle genre. in Q4 2022 despite overall Rovio revenue decline—and a stable core portfolio. But this wasn’t Playtika’s first offer.

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